Videos

After a first Takeover with Djouls & Loïk Dury, the Paris DJs Soundsystem is back at Le Mellotron with a surprising guest in their bag, musican/arranger/producer and DJ Todd Simon, who offers a 45-only set just after the first hour with Grant Phabao representing the Parisian label. >> Info on lemellotron.com >> Video on Youtube >> Stream on Mixcloud >> full info on the...

A little flashback to the summer of 2014 with a 3h takeover from the Paris DJs label on Le Mellotron's former boat on the Seine in the center of Paris. Founders Djouls, Loik Dury & Grant Phabao were there deejaying 45s and some of their own productions - a sunshiny playlist just like this day of June, which kinda fits perfectly with the rays of sun we're lucky to have today in the French...

This is the third episode in our filmed interviews series after Céu's and Neal Sugarman's. We've met The Black Seeds backstage before their show in Paris (La Maroquinerie 'May 2nd) for an exclusive interview with singer and guitarist Barnaby Weir. He tells us about the beginning of the band and explains why the NZ scene and especially the Wellington scene is so strong and creative (with his band,...

Daptone Records, a funk and soul independent record label from Brooklyn, New York, formed by Gabriel Roth and Neal Sugarman, have been celebrating their 10 year anniversary and thanks to our promoters friends What The Funk we've been able to catch the latter last week for a video interview right after the Charles Bradley show in Paris, right before the aftershow party at le nouveau casino with...

Brazilian Diva Céu was in Paris last week for the very first gig in her Caravana Sereia Bloom Tour (her brand new album just released on Six Degrees Records/Urban Jungle). We caught the Lady at Théâtre Traversière for a filmed interview and a few exclusive live tracks. On stage the Brazilian Beauty delivers an hypnotic show with her unique style blending tropicalismo, psychedelia, samba,...

Grant Phabao presents The Lone Ranger - The Iphone Connection With this video by Djouls, you'll be able to learn a few tricks from original Jamaican deejay rhymes! The Lone Ranger is one of Jamaica's most influential early dancehall DJs. He was twice voted N°1 deejay on the island, in 1979 and 1980. He helped pioneer a newly rhythmic, on-the-beat rhyming style that led DJ toasting into the modern...

Doctor L - Sweet Life (Grant Phabao Remix) feat. AllonymousVideo by Doctor L - extracted from Hard To Find Vol.2 (2010/Colored Inc.) Down By The River Side's first album on the new Colored-Inc. label (colored-inc.com) is what some could call a 'jazz' album. Blending Jamaican harmonies with American Jazz or blaxploitation Funk, European folk & electronics with African percussions, Slam and...

Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin (Grant Phabao Remix) Directed by Doctor L The french dubmeister Grant Phabao pays here his due tribute to the king of pop, with a reggae remix of Michael Jackson's second single from 1972 - rockin' the dancehall and burnin' one for the man! This cartoon video mix is a gift from another of our main artists, multi-instrumentalist, audio and video producer Doctor L....

Ebo Taylor, the legendary composer, arranger and musician from Ghana took the stage for the first time in Europe, together with artists of the internationally assigned Afrobeat Academy (featuring musicians from the Poets Of Rhythm, Karl Hector & the Malcouns, Kabu Kabu and Fela's Afrika 70's guitarist Oghene Kologobo), in Paris on July 17th, 2009 (organized by Rockers International &...